Peigh Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Peigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Peigh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peigh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Peigh is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peigh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Peigh reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 17 percent live, Indiana, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Peigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peigh last name rose 389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peigh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Peigh surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peigh surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Peigh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.37% more than the national average, earning $74,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheigh9113/
Peig89456/
Pigh8917/
Pegh8913/
Peugh801,508/
Paegh8026/
Puigh8012/
Puegh804/
Pehgh802/
Phigh801/
Peegh801/
Piegh801/
Paigh801/
Peg75298/
Pig7574/
Peigue7365/
Peihak7317/
Phaigh7311/
Pishgh731/
Peshgh731/
Phiegh731/
Peicsh730/
Puig6747,066/
Pegg6711,697/
Pigg676,761/
Pekh671,762/
Pagh671,454/
Paig67463/
Peik67458/
Piog67170/
Peic67142/
Pehk67134/
Pikh67113/
Pigs6770/
Paeg6736/
Peyg6725/
Peug6723/
Peeg6721/
Pueg6717/
Pehc6716/
Pegs6712/
Pihk679/
Poig679/
Pheg677/
Pesg675/
Phig675/
Poeg675/
Pieg673/
Peiq672/
Pegq672/
Pigc671/
Ppeg671/
Picg671/
Pygh671/
Pegt671/
Pegk671/
Vpeg671/
Bpig671/
Hpeg671/
Peag671/
Hpig671/
Pehx671/
Ppig671/
Pihq671/
Piqh671/
Peichke670/
Pigz670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peigh
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